isnt it always the way you just finish telling everyone "at work ,at home,all your relations "etc how bloody good the ole sporty is and how its never let ya down and just keeps goin an goin ..hehehehe ...then F@#% it ,it goes and shits itself on ya :( ..anyways i have a small problem and it is probably very simple to fix ! rode home from work stopped went inside opened rolladoor and went to start my baby again and it just went clunk and died :( i wasnt upset at first but eventually i cussed me asss off :(...does anyone have any ideas beside the starter motor itself i have pulled it and works fine outa the bike .....would appriciate any help at all >>>

umm, maybe the battery?

yeah i have a funny feeling it is possibly the batt...it most likely is considering ive pulled the blummen primary off etc to get the starter out rofl.and my bloody multi meter batt is dead aswell:( . where dem match's be !!!!!!

what about the battery connections ?? I was prepared to get a new battery and starter solenoid a couple weeks ago.. Turned out the battery cable was ka-put..

thanks guys ill take everything on board ,i have it pulled to bits at present so ill go thru everything while its down :( bloody pain its me get to work machine :( now i have to catch a ride with me olelady in the cage :(lol
ahhhhh the tinkering never ends rofl mite take out the crossover pipe aswell hahahaha

Rule of thumb is to start with the simple solution first. I have dealt with pro audio gear all my life as well as motors on bikes and cars. The #1 rule is always...check cables first. If all your cables are snug and no frays or burn spots, odds are move to the next item in the chain. Most starters don't quit in one shit. They will make some noise or you will feel them getting a little weak when they kick the motor over. The cheap solution is to get yaself a battery for your tester and see what you have across both battery terminals....Start there and see what happens. Mine did the same thing in your case and it was the regulator taking a dump and draining the battery while I was riding. Hopped off to open shop....kachunk...kachunk....nothing when I kicked her back on. Sounds similar but, it could be something way different.

Just a thought.

Yep mine let me down a while back, I threatened to kick it over in the ditch and go buy me a Honda !

But then I turned the fuel back on ! :doh

And all was right in the world again !!:smoke :smoke

Had the same type of issue with my 95, turned out to be the ignition switch.

Batteries can go bad in an instant, even new ones.

I would check every thing from a to z in the charging system starting like already mentioned the cables and grounding wires.And another tipp just because the starter turns when it is out of the motor does not mean that the starter is good when the starter is out of the motor it has no load and when it is installed it has to turn the motor so there is a difference there.And when you test your battery dont be fooled because when a battery shows good voltage does not mean the battery is good you have to check the cranking Amps.And another good tipp is if it is the battery and you go to get a new one fork out the exta$ and get a gel battery they hold far longer than a normal battery and are worth the $.Good luck in finding your prob!!!!

thanks tex appriciate all help and knowledge :) from everyone ..

Maybe ya bike wants to get out of Townsville and up to Cairns???? LOL (I lived in Cairns for 12 years). I think the guy's have given you heaps of info to get you started, I would check the cables and bat to start with then ignition switch. Hope you get it fixed before Monday. ps just realised you posted this a week ago

thanks tex appriciate all help and knowledge :) from everyone ..

lol no probs mate ....but about the cairns thing :( i have to say i dont like ciarns that much ,nuthing wrong with it much just not for me ...if i had a choice id be out bush sumwhere ..barky longreach winton that area :)

I have a cousin in Winton he is the clerk of the court, are you aware Stevo (jetting 101) is up your way?

lol no probs mate ....but about the cairns thing :( i have to say i dont like ciarns that much ,nuthing wrong with it much just not for me ...if i had a choice id be out bush sumwhere ..barky longreach winton that area :)

yeah i sorta had a bit of convo with him ages ago prolly 2yrs ago but havent really seen him in any threads ive been in lately ...
winton hey dunno wot its like now but i was a kid when we lived near it and it was a nice little place "back into 70's rofl"

Vibrations tend to loosen the battery connections over time and this can stop you dead. Check ALL the connections well - at the battery end and on the frame/engine case.

Cheers,

Brett